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Intertrader operated as a brand under Bwin.Party, which was founded in March 2011 after the merger of Bwin Interactive and PartyGaming PLC (both founded in 1997). Bwin.party digital entertainment was subsequently acquired by GVC Holdings PLC (LSE:GVC) in February 2016. InterTrader continues to operate as a subsidiary of GVC, alongside nearly 30 brands that make up the GVC group.

With a market capitalization of nearly £6 billion as of June 2018, GVC is one of the largest listed sports betting and gaming groups, and is part of the FTSE 250 under ticker symbol GVC. GVC is incorporated in the Isle of Man, and employs a workforce of 28,000 people. InterTrader is regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) as a principal dealer, with passports throughout the EU under MiFID regulation. It also has a UK branch.

While InterTrader customers are protected by the GFSC’s compensation fund up to the regulator’s limit of £20 k in the event of the broker’s bankruptcy, InterTrader’s parent company has granted a guarantee indemnifying all client funds held by InterTrader Ltd., effectively increasing the limit clients could be reimbursed in the event of the firm’s insolvency – beyond the GFSC’s limit.

Trust Score

Trading with a forex broker traders can trust is crucial to success. Unfortunately, forex fraud and scams are common in the industry.

Here at ForexBrokers.com, we maintain the largest independent regulatory database available on the web. Using 28 different variables, we have created a proprietary 1-100 score (the higher the better) of overall trustworthiness, which we call the Trust Score. Here is our trust summary of InterTrader.

InterTrader

Trust Score

73

Year Founded

1997

Publicly-Traded Company (Listed)

Yes

Regulated in Major Hub

Yes

Regulated in Emerging Hub

No

Authorised in the European Union

Yes

CFTC Registered (USA)

No

FCA Regulated (UK)

No

IIROC Authorised (Canada)

No

FINMA Authorised (Switzerland)

No

ASIC Authorised (Australia)

No

SFC Authorised (Hong Kong)

No

MAS Authorised (Singapore)

No

FSA Authorised (Japan)

No

FMA Authorised (New Zealand)

No

CySEC Authorised (Cyprus)

No

Offering of Investments

The following table summarizes the different investment products available to InterTrader clients.

InterTrader

Minimum Initial Deposit

£100

Currency Pairs (Total Forex pairs)

45

CFDs - Total Offered

500

Exchange Traded Securities: US

No

Exchange Traded Securities: International

No

Cryptocurrency traded as actual

No

Cryptocurrency traded as CFD

Yes

Commissions & Fees

Aside from its spread-betting account offering to UK residents, which carries its own tax efficiency, InterTrader offers a CFD trading account where spreads vary depending on whether MT4 or the broker’s own web trading platform is used. While InterTrader’s MT4 account offering has lower spreads than its web trading platform offering, the lowest available margin rates are twice as high on its MT4 offering.

InterTrader also offers a liquidity rebate program akin to an active trader offering where traders are rebated from 5-10% of the spread paid, starting at a minimum of £500 in the spread incurred. It’s worth noting that the TradeBack offering is available only on the broker’s web-based platform and not on MT4, where its spreads are comparably lower.

InterTrader

Average Spread EUR/USD - Standard

N/A

All-in Cost EUR/USD - Active

N/A

Active Trader or Premium/VIP

Yes

Research

InterTrader offers multiple research tools from third parties, including pattern-recognition tools and trading signals from Trading Central and AutoChartist, as well as technical analysis from IT Finance, and an economic calendar powered by Econoday.

Patterns and signals are provided to live account holders from within the InterTrader web platform, and the broker’s in-house staff post daily blogs along with weekly webinars. InterTrader has a robust range of third-party content, while its in-house content is limited.

InterTrader

Daily Market Commentary

Yes

Forex News (Top-Tier Sources)

Yes

AutoChartist

Yes

Trading Central (Recognia)

Yes

Delkos Research

No

Acuity Trading

No

Social Trading / Copy-Trading

Yes

Social Sentiment - Currency Pairs

No

Client Webinars

Yes

Client Webinars (Archived)

No

Videos - Beginner Trading Videos

No

Economic Calendar

Yes

Calendar Includes Forecasts

Yes

Economic News Sentiment

No

Trade Ideas - Backtesting

No

Platforms & Tools

InterTrader is primarily a MetaTrader 4 (MT4) broker offering the standard, out-of-the-box MT4 platform experience. To learn more about the MT4 suite, developed by MetaQuotes Software Corporation, read our full MetaTrader guide. The broker also offers its own InterTrader web-based platform, which I focused on for this review.

InterTrader’s web-based platform defaults to a dark theme that resembles a modern trading platform based on HTML5 and is packed into an easy-to-navigate layout, with four main modules with rates, orders, charts and research.

Starting with the charting module, there were lots of options for configuring charts, and nearly 30 indicators. Zooming in and out of the charts was smooth. One nice touch is that trend lines automatically appear on charts even as various timeframes are changed and while switching across instruments.

One small problem was the full screen button did not work, even after I disabled any pop-up or ad-blockers running on the most updated version of Google Chrome. While the full screen limitation was not a big deal, I was able to manually resize the chart window to expand the view.

The charts and some of the integrated research are the best features of the InterTrader web trading platform, while other offerings, such as the watch list, were not as robust.

InterTrader also offers the ZuluTrade platform for social copy trading, helping to round out the broker’s platform offerings.

InterTrader

Virtual Trading (Demo)

Yes

Desktop Platform (Windows)

Yes

Desktop Platform (Mac)

No

Web Platform

Yes

Social Trading / Copy-Trading

Yes

Proprietary

Yes

MetaTrader4 (MT4)

Yes

MetaTrader5 (MT5)

No

cTrader

No

Currenex

No

ZuluTrade

No

MirrorTrader

No

Charting - Drawing Tools (Total)

21

Charting - Indicators / Studies (Total)

29

Watchlists - Total Fields

7

Order Type - Trailing Stop

Yes

Mobile Trading

InterTrader’s mobile app was developed by NetDania, a long-standing developer of financial trading platforms used by retail forex brokers. While we were not able to review InterTrader’s mobile app due to its incompatibility with my Samsung Galaxy S8+ and Samsung Galaxy S9+ devices, we expect it to closely match NetDania’s technology, which many forex brokers rely on.

InterTrader’s MetaTrader offering for mobile, iOS and Android versions of the MT4 app come standard, and are available for download from the Apple iTunes store and Android Play store, respectively.

InterTrader

Android App

Yes

Apple iOS App

Yes

Charting - Draw Trend Lines

Yes

Charting - Can Turn Horizontally

Yes

Charting - Technical Studies/Indicators

30

Watch List Syncing

No

Trading - Forex

Yes

Trading - CFDs

Yes

Alerts - Basic Fields

Yes

Other Notes

Intertrader launched CFD trading on several cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, litecoin and ripple, offering 50% margin, although it does not permit weekend trading and implements a daily break for one hour.

Final Thoughts

While we would like to see the TradeBack program available for MT4 accounts to remove the pricing imbalance between the broker’s web-based platform, spreads are comparably lower on the InterTrader’s MT4 account.

For traders looking for a broker regulated in the EU and backed by a public company with decades of history, InterTrader delivers a decent range of instruments across its trading platforms. The broker’s parental guarantee helps it win clients’ trust as customers can be eligible for reimbursement in the event of the broker’s insolvency.

Methodology

Forex Risk Disclaimer

"There is a very high degree of risk involved in trading securities. With respect to margin-based foreign exchange trading, off-exchange derivatives, and cryptocurrencies, there is considerable exposure to risk, including but not limited to, leverage, creditworthiness, limited regulatory protection and market volatility that may substantially affect the price, or liquidity of a currency or related instrument. It should not be assumed that the methods, techniques, or indicators presented in these products will be profitable, or that they will not result in losses."Learn more.

Reviewed by Steven Hatzakis
Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Research for ForexBrokers.com. Steven previously served as an Editor for Finance Magnates, where he authored over 1,000 published articles about the online finance industry. Steven is an active fintech and crypto industry researcher and advises blockchain companies at the board level. Over the past 19 years, Steven has held numerous positions within the international forex markets, from writing to consulting to serving as a registered commodity futures representative.

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Mobile Trading

Education

Best in Class

Commissions & Fees

*InterTrader did not participate in the 2017 Online Broker Review, as a result the following data may not be up to date.

Commission Notes

The trading costs at InterTrader vary depending on the platform used and the associated account type. For example, on MT4, InterTrader lists spreads of 0.3 pip for the EUR/USD pair, while on the web-based trading platform spreads are listed at 0.6 pips for the same, making MT4 the option for cost-sensitive traders. In addition, the TradeBack liquidity rebate program is offered only on InterTrader’s web platform and is not available on MT4.

Trading CFDs, FX, and cryptocurrencies involves a high degree of risk. All providers have a percentage of retail investor accounts that lose money when trading CFDs with their company. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money and whether you understand how CFDs, FX, and cryptocurrencies work. All data was obtained from a published web site as of 4/03/2018 and is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. The ForexBrokers.com staff is constantly working with its online broker representatives to obtain the latest data. If you believe any data listed above is inaccurate, please contact us using the link at the bottom of this page.

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